The gateway speaks two protocols. Use the one that your tool needs.
OpenAI-compatible
Claude Code
This works with opencode, aider, Codex and other OpenAI-compatible tools. The gateway answers /v1/messages in the Anthropic format. A test on 20 August 2026 returned a correct Anthropic response from a DeepSeek model.
Do not do this for your own Claude Code.Your Claude Code uses the Max subscription. The subscription has a fixed price. The gateway charges for each token instead. You pay two times for the same work.
ADR-0001 for this server says: use the subscription, do not use API keys.
Use the gateway for Claude Code in one case only. The case is a colleague who needs CLI access with a cost limit. The colleague does not get your Anthropic login.
Model names
Give the full name of the model.
A name with openrouter/ in front goes to OpenRouter. OpenRouter charges for each request. The friends team and the coworkers team cannot use those names.